The Best Winter Destination: Harbin Ice and Snow World, China

If you are already wondering where to go on vacation in the winter, you should definitely consider visiting Harbin's Ice Kingdom. Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, is also called the “Ice City” due to its bitterly cold winters. The world’s largest Ice and Snow Festival takes place in this “Ice City”. It is no wonder that Harbin is the number one destination for winter holiday lovers

The main area of the festival is “The Ice and Snow World” theme park which covers an area of 600,000 square meters. “The Ice and Snow World” is literally a kingdom made entirely from ice. It is a fairyland with huge ice castles, palaces, houses, and amazing statues stationed throughout the park. You even can walk into these houses and castles, and try out the ice furniture.

All the ice sculptures in the park are decorated with colorful lights. So, the night view of the park is just magical!

Visitors also can slide down a giant 320-meter long ice slide, play various winter sports like ice skating or ice biking, and enjoy many splendid cultural activities.

The festival period in winter 2021/2022 is from December 24 to the end of February.

Ticket price: around $45 per adult

Address: Songhua River north bank, Songbei Avenue, Songbei District, Harbin City (哈尔滨市松北区松北大道松花江北岸)